Visiting friends and relatives-distinguishing between the two groups: The case of Hamilton, New Zealand

Tourism Recreation Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-68

  Lockyer, Tim ^a   Ryan, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Leisure activities; Market segmentation; Visiting friends and relatives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979943919     PISSN: 02508281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508281.2007.11081524     Document Type: Article

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